Wholeheartedly agree - i also looked into this a few years back - when i bought my first aircraft and when the aviation industry was still ok - I did end up losing out, plus after about 12 months I lost faith in what had been my nice, shiny new aircraft, as I realised I had no idea what might have happened to it.
The recession is hurting the aviation industry badly, it doesn't seem to me a smart idea to hand over my expensive asset to a company which is being squeezed financially. Even if they want to be nice to me, their ability to do so is pretty limited.
Ended up selling mine, and the new one's exactly where it should be, in the barn in my garden. Shame about the bank balance though...
Lafite